单词 | to crush a pot of ale |
释义 | > as lemmasto crush a pot of ale 7. to crush a cup of wine, to crush a pot of ale, etc.: to drink, quaff, ‘discuss’ it: cf. crack v. 10. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor pulla1450 to crush a cup of wine1592 to take one's rousea1593 crack1600 whiff1609 bezzle1617 bub1654 tift1722 bibulate1767 lush1838 do1853 lower1895 nip1897 sink1899 1592 ‘C. Cony-Catcher’ Def. Conny-catching sig. A3 If euer I brought my Conny but to crush a potte of ale with mee. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. ii. 82 I pray come and crush a cup of wine . View more context for this quotation 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. v. 118 You shall crush a cup of wine to the health of the fathers of the city. 1845 E. Robinson Whitehall II. viii. 75 They had crushed several pottles of wine. < as lemmas |
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